This was news yesterday, but I didn’t get around to it because I was busy with more important television news, like dogs in raincoats and Burrito the golfing chihuahua. But yes, it seems as though the eighth season of Fox’s “24″ presently airing will be its last:
Studio and network execs declined comment — but it’s believed that the final decision will be made in the next day or two… The cost of producing “24” has continued to increase, while ratings have dipped. A one-time critical darling, “24” has also received its share of knocks from reviewers this season.
I could probably make some lame generalization about how Americans aren’t craving a counter-terrorism action drama quite the way they were immediately after 9/11, but what it comes down to is that eight seasons of just about any show is enough. Also, just for good measure, I feel like I should point out the lede to that Variety story:
Tick, tick, tick, BONG!!!!
Pretty innovative, right? I’m going to start opening my posts like that: *bike horn* *bike horn* *bike horn* YEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
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Weak. I think I can speak for everyone when I say that Jack needs to die and Stephen Root should be the new Jack.
No more “24″? But where will our nation’s S&M fetishists turn now for their weekly torture fix?
“Tick, tick, tick, BONG!!!!”
My alarm clock in college set at 4:20 sounded like that.
Maybe this season wouldn’t have so many knocks from critics if they didn’t have the god-awful story line with Katee Sackhoff, which is (and this is saying a lot – there have been some pretty ridiculous sub-plots) the worst story line in 8 seasons of the show.
@Otto
Jersey Shore?
A one-time critical darling, “24” has also received its share of knocks from reviewers this season.
So… *sunglasses* … you had a bad day.
/cue Daniel Powter song
I’m a huge 24 fan but this season has been almost unwatchable (save for a few moments) so I think it’s probably time to end it. As Franklin mentioned the whole Katee Sackhoff storyline is unbearable, and to me the whole thing with President Hassan and his family isn’t really any better. This season has been a mix of 3 or 4 different excruciating plotlines that I don’t care about combined with completely unlikeable new characters. What a treat! I take no credit for this, I read it somewhere else and I’m paraphrasing it but I think it’s dead on: If Freddie Prinz Jr. is the answer you may want to stop and rethink the question.
Someone think of the terrorists! Won’t someone please think of the terrorists!
see people, this is what happens when you dont have smoke monsters in your tv shows
Dammit, we are running out of time!
*pushes glasses up*
I’m going to agree with Franklin and Gordo. I mean, black presidents? Give me something I can work with, Fox.
i do appreciate how they call a spade a spade, or in this case, a terrorist a terrorist.
not many shows do this.
Season 9: A Terror Network arises where nukes are sold to ANYONE! And yes…they take paypal…tick tick tick BONG!!!